Prague – the capital of Czech republic

Prague Castle Panorama in winter

General information

The capital city of Czech Republic lies in the center of
Central Europe. Prague is situated on the river Vltava in central Bohemia
and has been the political, cultural, and economic center of the Czech state for
over 1100 years.

The city

The city itself has at about 1.3 million inhabitants. Prague belongs to the
most visited cities in Europe. Since 1992 the historic centre of Prague has been
included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and since
that the city is becoming a site of European headquarters of many international
companies. Nicknames for Prague have included „the mother of cities – Praga
mater urbium, "city of a hundred spires“ and „the golden city“. Prague castle
was the first main monument founded in 870 A.D. There are some really nice Prague
hotels for those travelers looking to spend a night in Prague.

Prague's city centre comprises four areas, spanning both
banks of the Vltava River. On one side:

State constitution: republic (parliamentary democracy with two chambers of
parliament.)
President: Miloš
Zeman
Language: the official language is Czech. Most of the Czech
people are well educated so they can speak more than one language. You can get
by with English or German. The older generation knows Russian and French.
Religion: 80% Non-declared or non-religious; 10.3% Roman Catholic